CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - A Virginia school district is set to install cameras on all of its buses this week to catch drivers who illegally pass the vehicles while they’re stopped to let students in and out.
Violators who are recorded passing a stopped school bus will be fined $250 or face a reckless driving misdemeanor, The Virginian-Pilot reported. A little more than half of each citation will go to Chesapeake Public Schools, according to the newspaper.
The district will install 14 cameras on each of its 583 buses, and all are set to be in place by March 5. The cameras attach to the stop arm that is deployed while kids are coming on and off the bus. Interior and rear cameras will also be installed to monitor student safety, the district said.
The Chesapeake City Council voted to install the cameras at a meeting in September, WAVY-TV reported at the time.
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